 Life is why. Visit strokeassociation.org. Brought to you by the American Stroke Association and the Ad Council. When I was nine, my grandpa and I were out fishing on his boat when a large wave knocked him overboard. I remembered some park rangers coming to my school, and I learned to reach, throw, row, but never go after someone struggling in the water. So I threw a life jacket out to my grandpa. She saved my life.